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Home » US Law » 2022 Rhode Island General Laws » Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers » Chapter 39-26.6 - The Renewable Energy Growth Program

Section 39-26.6-3. – Definitions.

§ 39-26.6-3. Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Board” shall mean the distributed-generation board as established pursuant to the provisions of § 39-26.2-10 under the title distributed generation standard contract board, but shall also fulfill the responsibilities set forth in this chapter. (2) “Ceiling price” means […]

Section 39-26.6-4. – Continuation of board.

§ 39-26.6-4. Continuation of board. (a) The distributed generation standard contract board shall remain fully constituted and authorized as provided in chapter 26.2 of this title; provided, however, that the name shall be changed to the “distributed-generation board.” Additional purposes of the board shall be to: (1) Evaluate and make recommendations to the commission regarding […]

Section 39-26.6-5. – Tariffs proposed and approved.

§ 39-26.6-5. Tariffs proposed and approved. (a) Each year, for a period of at least five (5) program years, the electric distribution company shall file tariffs with the commission that are designed to provide a multiyear stream of performance-based incentives to eligible renewable-distributed-generation projects for a term of years, under terms and conditions set forth […]

Section 39-26.6-6. – Permanence of tariff terms once set.

§ 39-26.6-6. Permanence of tariff terms once set. It is the intention of the general assembly in enacting this chapter that the developers, owners, investors, customers, and lenders of the distributed-generation projects receiving performance-based incentives under the tariffs be able to rely on the tariffs for the entire term of the applicable tariff for purposes […]

Section 39-26.6-7. – Solar project size categories.

§ 39-26.6-7. Solar project size categories. (a) Tariff(s) shall be proposed for each of the following solar distributed-generation classes: (1) Small-scale solar projects; (2) Medium-scale solar projects; (3) Commercial-scale solar projects; and (4) Large-scale solar projects. (b) Such classes of solar distributed-generation projects shall be established based on nameplate megawatt size as follows: (1) Large […]

Section 39-26.6-8. – Renewable technologies other than solar.

§ 39-26.6-8. Renewable technologies other than solar. Tariffs also shall be proposed for on-shore wind and any other distributed-generation technologies permissible under this chapter that the board, in its discretion, recommends; provided, however, that no project shall exceed five megawatts (5 MW) nameplate capacity. The electric distribution company shall file tariffs for each technology and […]

Section 39-26.6-9. – Project segmentation prohibition.

§ 39-26.6-9. Project segmentation prohibition. In no case may a project developer be allowed to segment a distributed-generation project on the same parcel or contiguous parcels into smaller-sized projects in order to fall under a smaller-size project classification. Notwithstanding this prohibition, a project developer may designate a generation unit on the same parcel or contiguous […]